Google opens Machine Learning Research Center in Europe to further explore AI

Google opens Machine Learning Research Center in Europe to further explore AI

Google Research in Europe Image: Google By Lance Ulanoff2016-06-16 14:47:49 UTC If there was any doubt that artificial intelligence is the future of technology, look no further than Google. It’s making a major commitment to Machine Learning (perhaps the only form of AI that matters), by dedicating a Zurich-based research group to it. The company announced the new AI research push on Thursday in a blog post. Opening as part of Google’s existing Google Research center in Europe, the Machine Learning Research Group will focus on, naturally, Machine Learning, in which computers use vast amounts of data to teach themselves and build rules about the data; Natural Language Processing for speech-systems and conversational queries; and Machine Perception, which is used to understand the contents of images, sounds, music and video.…